I just bought this p28 and I have never seen another ECU w/ these wires in there? If you know what they are please let me know!! Thanks
EDIT: Better pic now up, see below EDIT:I bought this ECU from HT user Blazin




Modified by hondaguyef at 7:16 PM 7/5/2004


Modified by hondaguyef at 8:28 PM 7/5/2004

 

have ya got a better pic of it cant really see.

 

i cant tell by the pic but what is that wire connected to?

 

That is the best pic I can get(camera sucks). Do either of you have any idea of what it could be? I left the ECU at a buddies house so I will try to look at what it is connected to tomorrow. Please take another look and let me know. Those wires are right next to the 28 pin socket

 

it looks to me like someone has "jumped" pins from one chip to another

 

maybe someone screwed up some of the traces on the board. and had to add those wires to complete the circuit.

cause they arent necessary when chipping an ecu.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe someone screwed up some of the traces on the board. and had to add those wires to complete the circuit.

cause they arent necessary when chipping an ecu.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good guess.

-PHiZ

 

Ya someone probably screwed some of the traces on the board........cant really tell from those pics. If you can get a more detailed pic. it would be more helpful to determine what those wires are for

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by warric_k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ya someone probably screwed some of the traces on the board........cant really tell from those pics. If you can get a more detailed pic. it would be more helpful to determine what those wires are for</TD></TR></TABLE>

I will try to get a better pic today.

 

bump for a better pic! Can someone please tell me what these are doing there now?

 

Lots of PM's sent come on in guys

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaguyef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lots of PM's sent come on in guys </TD></TR></TABLE>

Does it work? I wouldn't worry about it. I retain my opinion from above. Pictures is still a little blurry. Ask the seller??

-PHiZ

 

Bad tracers. There is no reason other than that. The last time I saw something like that...
Have a look at the back of the board and see if there is any damage.

I bought a PR4. I tried running it and it worked fine, then the car would die and it would pop the CEL that there was a computer problem. Waited a couple of minutes, then it would work fine. so when I got it home pulled the ecu apart...

 

holy ****!!!!

My ecu is not that bad. My ecu looks fine on the back as well? I wonder if whoever chipped this just broke a couple of the pins and needed to compensate for them by adding the wires? Keep the responses coming! Maybe the guy who chipped this will see this and reply?

 

cut them, and see what happens hehe..

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaguyef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whoever chipped this just broke a couple of the pins and needed to compensate for them by adding the wires? </TD></TR></TABLE>

sounds reasonable.

 

I would be pissed off as a **** if I had recieved an ECU in the condition of the PR4 above. That would be a road trip worthy item, and it would definately be grounds for a refund.

 

Naw I just laughed and used it as a lesson, as well as scrounged the plugs to make an adapter harness for OBD0 tuning. The 50bux I paid was worth the laugh.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by warric_k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Naw I just laughed and used it as a lesson, as well as scrounged the plugs to make an adapter harness for OBD0 tuning. The 50bux I paid was worth the laugh.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't have my engine done so I have not tested it yet and my buddies cars are obd0! I paid over $100 for this so it won't be worth a laugh if it does not work

 

go to a car lot and take a civic out on a test drive and try it out there hahahaha, say you are takin it to have a mechanic check it out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by warric_k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go to a car lot and take a civic out on a test drive and try it out there hahahaha, say you are takin it to have a mechanic check it out. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds like a good idea

 

post a picture of the back of the ECU, looks like broken traces

 

wow you got screwed, did you pay for that ecu or the hot glue?

Nick

 

I laugh everytime I see it, cause some poor sucker ( besides me of course ) spent alot of time and effort ( and hot glue ) trying to put that sucker together and actually have it work kinda. I keep the board beside my computer and just laugh. Besides I still made it usefull I built myself a OBD0-OBD0 harness with a sub harness for my wideband.

 

When socketing any type of printed circuit board like that you HAVE to use a temperature variable soldering gun...if not, broken and burnt up tracers are all you can ask for. Unless you are EXTREMELY careful and good. I agree that probably burnt up those tracers and had to use wires to make the connection..

 

UPDATE: I tested the ECU and everything is fine


Modified by hondaguyef at 4:13 PM 7/9/2004